Associate Director of Academics, High School Literacy

Description

• 2 years coaching and supporting teachers at a high school with leadership experience as a grade level/department chair Dean of Curriculum and Instruction Assistant Principal or other equivalent position.
• 4 years of ELA teaching experience at a high school with strong results.
• Experience working in a high school school setting.
• Experience with adaptive coaching.
• Previous work with multilingual learners (MLs) students or students who have learning gaps.

• BA/BS required MA/MS or Ph.D. preferred

• Holds a high bar for instruction and can identify actions that will improve teacher practice
• The ability to use data including student work to identify next steps for teachers
• An eagerness to receive and implement feedback
• A commitment to diversity equity and inclusion and the ability to partner across lines of difference
• A deep passion for social justice and equity for all children; a strong belief that all students can achieve at the highest levels regardless of demography

• Strong knowledge of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
• Content expertise in English. Content confidence in History with comfort in both disciplines
• Proficiency in the Relay coaching Model for Data Driven Instruction Weekly Data Meetings Observation and Feedback and Leading adult PD
• Experience with Adaptive coaching.
• Experience as an Assistant Principal Dean of Curriculum and Instruction or other equivalent position

• Curricular and instructional leadership experience and demonstrated ability to lead high quality professional development and coach teachers and leaders.
• Proven track record of school-based leadership (grade level or department chair at minimum) with outstanding results.
• Holds a high bar for instruction and can identify actions that will improve teacher practice.
• The ability to use data including student work to identify next steps for teachers
• An eagerness to receive and implement feedback.
• Ability to self-direct prioritize and multi-task among competing goals; strong ability to think strategically and prioritize competing commitments and tasks.
• Content expertise in Foundational Literacy and/ or English Language Arts.
• Strong knowledge of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and the Science of Reading.
• A background in Relay instructional coaching practices. Proficiency in the Relay Coaching Model for data driven instruction weekly data meetings observation and feedback and leading adult professional development.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others and build relationships across teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication relationship building and interpersonal skills.
• A commitment to diversity equity and inclusion and the ability to partner across lines of difference.
• A deep passion for social justice and equity for all children; a strong belief that all students can achieve at the highest levels regardless of demography.

• Content and Curriculum Expertise:
• Provide differentiated support resources and direction as they build instruction aligned to our Academic Literacy Vision and Core Beliefs and our regional vision of anti-racist equitable academically excellent schools.
• Serve as resident expert by holding a deep knowledge of the science of reading and literacy content and curriculum standards instructional materials standardized assessments and resources for grades 9-12 for ELA.
• Have a clear understanding of Culturally Responsive Education (CRE) orientations practices and applications within the ELA classroom.
• Support development and implementation of regions vision for balanced approach to literacy including the use of curriculum and reading intervention structures
• Develop and lead change management of curriculum and assessment
• Partner with our multilingual learner team to support integration of explicit language instruction that will meet the needs of all learners.
• With the Academics team determine best practices in analyzing student assessment and instructional practice data with key subgroups in mind to inform planning and strategic support for all students.
• Monitor curriculum-based assessments to assess quality of implementation
• Lead the curation administration and analysis of our ELA regional interim assessments Novel and AP for All curricular assessments and i-Ready assessment to support strong planning and internalization practices across our region.

• Develop and Execute Structures and Systems to Support our Schools:

• Ensure we have systems and structures in place to effectively execute our regional priorities that will impact student achievement across our schools.
• Build partnerships with schools and gather data to understand their needs and provide them with the support they need to make progress towards our vision that will move students forward.
• Support the development and execution of a plan for implementing the regional priorities at schools that incorporates schools voices to inform what is the right balance between feasible for staff and ambitious for students.
• Create partnerships with Regional Support Office teammates to support the creation and execution of enabling systems.
• Partner with the KIPP Foundation to provide high leverage resources for our schools.
• Develop a perspective on the most critical structures and systems for student achievement and how schools should go about executing them.
• Influence and support schools to make decisions that will have the greatest positive impact on student learning.
• On an annual cycle determine the next incremental items that will positively impact schools.
• Partner with the Director and Managing Director of Academics on budget and invoices.

• Coaching and Professional Development:
• Increase the impact of our instructional coaches and thus their teachers on student achievement by building relationships with them and coaching them using a combination of the Relay Coaching Model and Strengths Based adaptive coaching.
• Coach teachers and leaders in the use of research-based instructional strategies and best practices aligned to regional academic priorities (Lesson Internalization Observation/feedback Academic Monitoring Weekly Data Meetings and Real Time Coaching).
• Structure opportunities with School Leader/Assistant Principal/Content Lead to strengthen core pedagogical practices through content meeting Scope and Sequence walkthrough/observation goals and initial coaching plans.
• Plan and facilitate monthly professional learning communities (PLCs) with our High School leaders to support their content and pedagogical development.
• Plan and lead regional professional development for teachers and leaders on best practices in literacy Instruction and learning including the use of formative assessments and other data to inform instruction.
• People and Team Management:

• Possible management of team Literacy Manager including: lead annual performance management cycle and evaluations of direct reports.
• Develop hire and retain staff.

• Responsible for HR hiring onboarding approval of hours PTO